James Pattison (London MP)

James Pattison (1786 – 14 July 1849)[1] was a Liberal Party[2] politician in England. He sat in the House of Commons between 1835 and 1849.[3]

A member of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers,[4] he was elected at the 1835 general election as one of the four Members of Parliament (MPs) for the City of London,[4] and re-elected in 1837,[5] but defeated at the 1841 general election.[2] He was returned to the Commons two years later, for the same constituency, when he won a by-election in October 1843 following the death of the long-serving Liberal MP Sir Matthew Wood, Bt.[6] He was re-elected in 1847,[7] and held the seat until his death in July 1849, aged 63, at Molesey Grove, near Hampton Court.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Death of James Pattinson, Esq". Berkshire Chronicle. 21 July 1849 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 4–5. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
  4. ^ a b "No. 19229". The London Gazette. 13 January 1835. p. 60.
  5. ^ "No. 19527". The London Gazette. 28 July 1837. p. 1979.
  6. ^ "No. 20273". The London Gazette. 27 October 1843. p. 3471.
  7. ^ "No. 20761". The London Gazette. 3 August 1847. p. 2839.